Shearman hires two PE specialist from Bakers
Sharman & Sterling has hired Katie Hicks and Tim Sheddick, both of whom join the firm from Baker McKenzie. Both Hicks and Sheddick…
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Shearman promotes 8 new partners
Shearman & Sterling has made up eight new partners in its latest round of promotions. The round includes two new partners in London, including Ximena Herrera-Bernal, an international arbitration lawyer, and Anthony…
Fangda hires four-strong team from Shearman in Hong Kong
Fangda Partners, a PRC-based firm, has announced the hire of a four-member team from the Hong Kong office of Shearman & Sterling. Colin Law heads up the team, which also…
Ken Lebrun joins Davis Polk from Shearman in Tokyo
Davis Polk & Wardwell has hired Ken Lebrun in the firm’s Tokyo office. Lebrun is a mergers and acquisitions partner who joins the firm from
Simpson Thacher to close Korea office while Shearman announces new opening
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett is slated to close its office in South Korea, where the firm has operated a base for the past six years. The office opened in Seoul after the…
Sullivan makes rare City lat hire with potential M&A head
Sullivan & Cromwell has recruited M&A partner Jeremy Kutner from Shearman & Sterling in London. Kutner currently serves as…
Jones Day recruits Shearman Japan head as energy partner
Jones Day has hired infrastructure and energy partner Richard Kramer from Simmons & Simmons in Tokyo.
Kramer’s career began at
Clifford Chance recruits Freshfields’ Vienna arbitration head
Clifford Chance has hired Moritz Keller from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, where he served as the Vienna head of…
Shearman nabs capital markets star from Freshfields
Shearman & Sterling has rehired corporate rainmaker Ward McKimm from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, just three years…
DLA makes corporate hires in Frankfurt and Beijing
DLA Piper has hired corporate partner Roland Maass from Latham & Watkins in Frankfurt as well as corporate partner Yang Ge from
A&O bolsters NY M&A practice with veteran hire from Shearman
Allen & Overy (A&O) has recruited M&A veteran Stephen Besen from Shearman & Sterling in New York. Besen has advised on mergers, joint…
A&O continues US corporate growth with Shearman hire
Allen & Overy (A&O) has recruited M&A partner Stephen Besen from Shearman & Sterling in New York. A corporate veteran, Besen has been…
Kirkland recruits second corporate partner in HK in a month
Kirkland & Ellis has hired corporate specialist Wanda Woo from Shearman & Sterling in Hong Kong. Having worked as an associate at…
Young Singapore firm Nair & Co. launches shipping practice
Singapore boutique Nair & Co. has opened a new shipping and construction practice with a hire from Otto Marine Limited. Former Otto Marine group general counsel Clarence Lun will join Nair & Co. as a counsel. He was…
Shearman draws from three firms for Houston opening
Shearman & Sterling has brought in six partners to launch a new office in Houston, positioning itself to grow its oil and gas practice. The Houston branch will be led by…